Departures
おくりびと
Release: 2008-09-13
·Runtime: 130m
·★ 7.8
Drama
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
TBS
Amuse Soft Entertainment
MBS
Sedic
Shogakukan
TBS Radio
Shochiku
dentsu
The Asahi Shimbun
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Ikuei Sasaki
Kimiko Yo
as Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano
as Shokichi Hirata
Tatsuo Yamada
as Togashi
Taro Ishida
as Sonezaki
Ryosuke Otani
as Tomeo's Father
Ryoko Hirosue
as Mika Kobayashi
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
as Tsuyako Yamashita
Tetta Sugimoto
as Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
as Yoshiki Kobayashi
Yukari Tachibana
as Rie Yamashita
Sanae Miyata
as Naomi Togashi
Masahiro Motoki
as Daigo Kobayashi
